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Facu Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Syntax

how would you analyze a sentence with 2 verbs like this one?

"It is Sam that called me today"

should I ignore "It is"?

thanks.
  

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facu how H ow would you analyze a sentence with 2 two verbs like this one? I would simply call it a cleft sentence with "Sam" as the highlighted element. It is derived from "Sam called me today".

  • facu how H ow would you analyze a sentence with 2 two verbs like this one?
  • I would simply call it a cleft sentence with "Sam" as the highlighted element.
  • It is derived from "Sam called me today".
  • CJ
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facuhow How would you analyze a sentence with 2 two verbs like this one?
I would simply call it a cleft sentence with "Sam" as the highlighted element.

It is derived from "Sam called me today".

CJ

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